Within the framework of the CNR's scientific network reorganisation, the Institute for Philosophical and Historical Research (IRFiS) was established on 1 July 2026. This institute brings together the scientific expertise of the Institute for the European Intellectual Lexicon and History of Ideas (ILIESI) and the Institute for the History of Philosophy and Science in Modern Age (ISPF), and extends its research fields to historical disciplines.The Institute's headquarters are located in Rome, with secondary branches in Naples and Milan.